1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. F.3d
  4. 342 F.3d
  5. 342 F.3d 60 (2003)
 

U.S. v. SANTANA

No. 02-2697.

342 F.3d 60 (2003)

UNITED STATES of America, Appellee, v. Nelson SANTANA, Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided September 3, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bjorn Lange, Assistant Federal Public Defender, Federal Defender Office, District of New Hampshire, for appellant.

Mark E. Howard, Assistant United States Attorney, with whom Thomas P. Colantuono, United States Attorney, and Samantha M. Jewett, Legal Intern, were on brief, for appellee.

Before BOUDIN, Chief Judge, TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge, and BALDOCK, Senior Circuit Judge.

TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.

Nelson Santana was convicted of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute between one-half and five kilograms of cocaine. After considering Santana's challenges, which were ably briefed and well argued, we affirm.

I. Background Facts

In 1998, local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies began an investigation of suspected cocaine and marijuana traffickers in southern New Hampshire. They debriefed...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases